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The '''1750s BC''' was a decade lasting from January 1, 1759 BC to December 31, 1750 BC.

==Events and trends==
* c. 1750 BC—The eruption of [[Mount Veniaminof]], located on the [[Alaska Peninsula]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://raptureimminent.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/3762-years-of-global-volcanic-eruptions/ |title=3,762 Years of Global Volcanic Eruptions. &#124; the Rapture is Imminent! |access-date=2013-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106131755/http://raptureimminent.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/3762-years-of-global-volcanic-eruptions/ |archive-date=2013-11-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/3498/20130815/alaskan-volcano-eruption-causes-rumbles-worries.htm|title=Alaskan Volcano Eruption Causes Rumbles but No Worries|last=NatureWorldNews|date=15 August 2013|publisher=}}</ref>
* c. 1750 BC—[[Hammurabi]] dies and is succeeded by his son, [[Samsu-iluna]], who is already involved in Babylonian government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/imperialism/notes/hammurabi.html|title=Hammurabi (1792-1750 B.C)|website=www.thelatinlibrary.com}}</ref>
*c. 1750 BC: [[Indo-Aryan migration]]
*1750 BC: [[Old Assyrian Empire]] disestablished
*c. 1750 BC: The [[complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir]] is written.

==Significant people==
* [[Hammurabi]], king of [[Babylonia|Babylon]] since 1792 BC, according to the middle chronology
* [[Rim-Sin I]], king of [[Larsa]] since 1758 BC, according to the short chronology

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